Bucs inactives: DeSean Jackson among 7 Bucs out vs. Panthers

Christmas Eve is officially here which means the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are in the midst of preparing to gear up and face the Panthers in a huge NFC South matchup this afternoon. In light of the game set to kick off shortly, the Bucs released the list of players who are inactive and won’t be suiting up for the game.

The Bucs will also be without cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III, tight end O.J. Howard and a handful of other players who were placed on injured reserve earlier this week. However, the good news is Lavonte David and Gerald McCoy who were both questionable, will be returning to the gridiron.

T.J. Ward will start at safety in place of Justin Evans, who is now on injured reserve. Chris Godwin will start for DeSean Jackson and Antony Auclair will be stepping in for O.J. Howard.